Three Shuttered Houses Chapter XVI Final Reckoning
Inspector Tope unravels a murder plot linking Asa Taine to Daisy Bowden and Kitty Seaford while Rab Harder recovers. Asa dies in a car crash linked to a failed murder attempt, and Rab is injured but alive as Lissa faces revelations about her marriage and Asa’s schemes. The case closes with justice and a hopeful reunion.
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Rab
Lissa
Miss Moss
Asa
Kenesaw Hill
Taine House
Inspector Tope
Clint
June
Bowden
Miss Seaford
Tope
Providence
Lissa Thayer
Topa
Miss Mosy
Doctor Cabler
Aga
Mr. Harder
Grandpa Bowdon
Grandpa Harder
Grandma Bowdon
Inspector Heale
Aunt Kitty
Grandpa Bowden
Cabler
Heale
T'yre
Talne
Ass Taine
Kitty Seaford
Jane
Mr. Hardertoo
Tone
Mr. Seaford
Derrie
Asa Taine
Doe
Odd Uses for Plants and Trees in Distant Lands
A London Tit-Bits note surveys curious plant uses across the globe. Tephrosia fizzes fish when crushed into rivers in the West Indies and Polynesia. hog gum resin heals wounds and fuels torches. candleberry trees yield oil-rich kernels for candles. Casuarina forks serve as heirloom eating implements in Fiji. bread-fruit analog centers produce milk and cheese. Linnaeus and Japanese bark traditions hint at timekeeping via plants. plumbago roots blister and are misused by San Domingo beggars to attract sympathy.
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West Indies
Polynesia
London
Tit-Bits
Fiji
South America
Linnaeus
San Domingo
Star Dust and Talent Quests in Hollywood Spotlight
AP column discusses producer Jesse Lasky naming winners of a national talent contest Virginia Vale for the girl and Robert Stanton for the boy, notes Freddie Bartholomew's demotion in favor of James Stewart, and highlights aspiring actresses as major studios seek fresh faces. It also recalls Wesley Barry’s signing for Stunt Pilot and NBC announcer George Hicks handling royal visit coverage amid fan autograph requests.
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Jesse Lasky
Virginia Vale
Robert Stanton
George Hicks
NBC
England
Hicks
Censor Rules Halt The Three Marshalls On Radio
Over two months The Three Marshalls Peggy Jack and Kay faced five program changes as songs they submitted were banned. They could not sing Hallelujah Uma Bum or The Preacher and the Bear with certain lyrics, while My Heart Belongs to Daddy required Peggy and Kay singing only. Jack could play but not sing due to network rulings. Aired material faced substitutions to avoid alcohol related terms and offensive content.
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Marshalls
Peggy
Jack
Kay
Daddy
Man
Preacher
Decorative Angels for Sheets and Pillow Cases Pattern
Decorative angels in simple stitchery suit sheets and pillow cases with options like Good Morning and Good Evening. Pattern 6348 includes seven motifs from 4% by 16% inches to 3% by 9% inches plus crochet edging, directions, charts, and material lists. Send 15 cents, name, address, and pattern number to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W. 14th St. New York NY.
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Sewing Circle
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th St
New York
N. Y
Back to Work Message From Congressman Ditter
Representative J William Ditter calls for a renewed national effort to put America back to work. He urges action for the employed and unemployed alike, stressing factory revival and idle capital activation under a focused administration to move the nation forward.
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Congress
America
U. S
J. William Ditter
Aid in Silence The Colton Maxim
A concise maxim attributed to Colton warns that speaking when there is nothing to say only strengthens the opponent and that silence can be less harmful than a weak reply. It emphasizes restraint in discourse and strategic communication.
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Colton
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